28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Karun – The Longest River of Iran
Karun – The Longest River of Iran
Karun – The Longest River of Iran
Karun – The Longest River of Iran

Karun – The Longest River of Iran

Sahand Sarhaddi / Switzerland, Finland, Iran / 2024 / World Premiere / 19 min.


synopsis

On September 22, 1998, the Iranian poet Hamid Hajizadeh and his nine-year-old son Karun, whose name symbolically refers to Iran's longest river, were brutally murdered in their home in Kerman. The documentary film, based on the statements of the survivors, tries to sensitively reconstruct one of the many terrible, politically motivated events that took place in Iran at the end of the previous century, and draws us into the fateful day with the help of detailed shots of the objects in Hamid's study.

“And he asked, which one torments the other one; The places or the memories…?” — Shahriar Mandanipour

Source: Berlinale Talents

biography

Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter and visual artist Sahand Sarhaddi (1991) studied theatre and dramatic literature at Tehran University. In his short and feature-length work, he focuses on individual human stories forgotten by history and their depiction using non-traditional narratives and hybrid formats.

more about film

director: Sahand Sarhaddi
producer: Laura Coppens, Niina Virtanen

contact

Srikandi Films / Laura Coppens
laura@srikandiproductions.com

Screening time

Friday 01. 11. 2024, 14:00

Kino DKO I

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2024
section:Ji.hlava Online, Short Joy
language:Farsi
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Sahand Sarhaddi
original title:Karun – The Longest River of Iran
country:Switzerland, Finland, Iran
year:2024
running time:19 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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